RAF-MEK-ERK pathway in cancer evolution and treatment

R Ullah, Q Yin, AH Snell, L Wan - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The RAF-MEK-ERK signaling cascade is a well-characterized MAPK pathway
involved in cell proliferation and survival. The three-layered MAPK signaling cascade is …

[HTML][HTML] MAPK/ERK signaling pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma

H Moon, SW Ro - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase
(MAPK/ERK) signaling pathway is frequently activated in liver cancer, which is one of the …

The MEK/ERK network as a therapeutic target in human cancer

R Barbosa, LA Acevedo, R Marmorstein - Molecular Cancer Research, 2021 - AACR
Abstract The RAS–RAF–MEK–ERK pathway is the most well-studied of the MAPK cascades
and is critical for cell proliferation, differentiation, and survival. Abnormalities in regulation …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic kidney disease and exposure to nephrotoxic metals

SE Orr, CC Bridges - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common progressive disease that is typically
characterized by the permanent loss of functional nephrons. As injured nephrons become …

The role of CRAF in cancer progression: from molecular mechanisms to precision therapies

M Riaud, J Maxwell, I Soria-Bretones… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
The RAF family of kinases includes key activators of the pro-tumourigenic mitogen-activated
protein kinase pathway. Hyperactivation of RAF proteins, particularly BRAF and CRAF …

[HTML][HTML] Circular RNA circPOLR2A promotes clear cell renal cell carcinoma progression by facilitating the UBE3C-induced ubiquitination of PEBP1 and, thereby …

Z Xu, S Chen, R Liu, H Chen, B Xu, W Xu, M Chen - Molecular Cancer, 2022 - Springer
Background Increasing evidence has demonstrated that circular RNAs (circRNAs) are
implicated in cancer progression. However, the aberrant expression and biological functions …

[HTML][HTML] Smoke, alcohol and drug addiction and male fertility

A Sansone, C Di Dato, C de Angelis, D Menafra… - Reproductive biology …, 2018 - Springer
In recent decades, the decline in human fertility has become increasingly more worrying:
while therapeutic interventions might help, they are vexing for the couple and often …

Meaningful relationships: the regulation of the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK pathway by protein interactions

W Kolch - Biochemical Journal, 2000 - portlandpress.com
The Ras/Raf/MEK (mitogen-activated protein kinase/ERK kinase)/ERK (extracellular-signal-
regulated kinase) pathway is at the heart of signalling networks that govern proliferation …

Targeting the mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade to treat cancer

JS Sebolt-Leopold, R Herrera - Nature reviews cancer, 2004 - nature.com
The RAS–mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling pathway has long been
viewed as an attractive pathway for anticancer therapies, based on its central role in …

Raf family kinases: old dogs have learned new tricks

D Matallanas, M Birtwistle, D Romano… - Genes & …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
First identified in the early 1980s as retroviral oncogenes, the Raf proteins have been the
objects of intense research. The discoveries 10 years later that the Raf family members (Raf …